During the industrial revolution era that took place mostly during the 19th century, most developed countries industrialized. One of the pillars on which such process was based, were the cheap raw materials that were extracted in the colonies and brought to the mother country, where they were used in production processes to manufacture products and services cheaply. Afterwards, those products were sold in the home country and all over the world (including on the same colonies where the inputs had come from).
<u>Current developing countries were colonies of current developed nations during the industrialization era. </u>
The answer D.) is False. Many underdeveloped nations (The entire African continent, for example), has a long past of being colonized by Europe. (Rush for Africa.) That's actually the main reason their growth was stifled in the first place.
The correct answer is A. A widening gap between the rich and poor. This is the correct answer because the was a huge social disaster, and it divided people of social class. They basically split them into either the poor or the rich. So there was a huge gap.
